Olympia AD200 High Performance Waterproof CREE LED Flashlight, 200 Lumens

For the price it's hard to complain but don't expect much. Ordered 4, 3 of them worked, the 4th needed some work to establish an electrical connection to function. Programming is different on one but still functions fine. Button rubber is thin and will likely fall off or rip in no time. I bought these for med kits and for that they should work fine. 160 lumes is not very bright, but appropriate for what I needed; don't want too bright of a light to shine in someones eyes to check for dilation. That said, for a single AA cell it's reasonably good and useful but don't expect miracles from 1.5 volts. Programming is intuitive though you can't turn off and on too quickly without advancing to the next setting, and it seems to remember it's last setting. Lightweight, doesn't feel too flinky, but not particularly durable either. I wouldn't trust dropping it on cement or rocks but for pocket carry and light duty use should be fine. Comes with useless lanyard that I can't get my average size hand through, might work for kid size hands, 2 extra orings (1 oring change as light uses 1 front and 1 rear), button pad which I expect will be needed before long and of course a quality Duracel AA battery. For the ~ $6 I paid I feel I got my money's worth but I expect you could find something better for a couple dollars more. It's not bad, but certainly nothing to get excited about either. Doesn't look particularly cheap for those who care about that.

For the $7 that I paid (probably a closeout price for a discontinued model), the Olympia AD160 flashlight is a good value. Build quality and finish are excellent. However, despite the information in the listing and also printed on the packaging, this flashlight actually has an older and smaller Cree XP-E LED instead of the specified XP-G. These are now both old-model LEDs so many people won't care, but the XP-G would have been a better fit for the close ranges at which most people are likely to use this modest-output (160 lumens in High) flashlight. The installed XP-E LED produces a smaller hot spot which is better for throw but not as useful at close range. I also don't usually like flashlights that start in High and which include Strobe and SOS in the main sequence, but with mode memory, I can put this flashlight into the mode I use most (which is Low), and next time it will turn on in the memorized mode. Despite the older LED and the main-sequence Strobe and SOS modes that I don't use, this is probably the best $7 flashlight that I own.

I was able to purchase it for $4.99, which includes two alkaline batteries. For that price, it's a decent value. The metal construction looks durable, but I don't really know until I drop it on a hard floor (so far I haven't). It's fairly thin, and is only a little bit more wide than a ball point pen. The flashlight has three modes: high, low and flash. I only plan on using it on low mode, which is bright enough and extends the battery life to about seven hours. The beam is wide, and not a small circle, as in inspector type of penlights. For $4.99, it appears to have the quality of more expensive flashlights. If you can get this penlight for the price I paid, I do suggest it.

I got the AD200 to keep in my truck emergency bag but I used it for about 2 weeks first just to test it out before committing it to the truck bag. It turned out to be a good light! It's comfortable in my hand. The push-button has little mush in it. I like it a lot. Against a wall the light is white and mostly contained to the spot and the spillover area is large but it doesn't have a lot of light in it. As a truck light, I figured having 200 lumens it can throw the light far on a dark roadside if needed and the medium and low settings are good for battery conservation in a jam, besides being more practical for uses that require less than 200 lumens, which occur more often than not. Of course, the 200 lumen strobe and S.O.S. modes are great to have if stranded. If I could have my way the AD200 would have a striking bezel for self-defense. Also, I think when one has removed the belt clip anti-roll rings would be a plus.The lanyard is el cheapo. Where it loops through the tailcap hole it frays quickly. If you make a good light, make a good lanyard for it, or round off the inside of its hole so the metal doesn't wear it out - better yet, do both!The belt clip is okay; I'd like it to be sturdier and fixed more securely. It does slightly wiggle up and down in the recess it engages. That may not work well with hard use! For everyday use it's acceptable but could be made better.Overall it's a darn good light for the money - just be ready to get another lanyard for it!

My 10-year-old Fenix LD20 died recently due to leaking batteries taking out the endcap switch and I needed a temporary replacement 2XAA flashlight that was close to the same size in order to continue using the Fenix holster attached to my backpack. I wasn't expecting a lot for my $5.99 but I was very pleasantly surprised by the Olympia AD200, the build quality is comparable to the Fenix, it has more settings than the LD20, and it has memory function which is nice! I eventually got the Fenix working again and was able to compare the output, the Olympia's 200 Lumen output is slightly warmer ( yellower ) than the 180 Lumen of the Fenix but I couldn't really tell any difference in strength by eye. One interesting thing was that the Olympia endcap switch assembly fit perfectly on the Fenix. If the Olympia proves to be as rugged as the Fenix has been then it is a real bargain.

Es una buena linterna y para ser AAA x 2 tiene muy buen brilllo, 160 lumenes pero la costruccion y los acabados son de mala calidad, por el mismo precio una mini maglite AAA te da 111 lumenes pero es mucho mas versatil y resistente, es "Buena" a secas